dynasties

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He added: "The Mitchells remain one of EastEnders' defining dynasties, and we can't wait to see them reunited again. As always when Grant is around, drama inevitably follows him…".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Jerry West was a perennial NBA All-Star as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers but was just as well-known as the architect of their later dynasties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

College football’s greatest dynasties are dead—and pure, unadulterated chaos has replaced them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The history of Egypt is divided into dynasties of rulers, in accordance with ancient Egyptian practice, beginning with the First Dynasty shortly after 3000 B.C.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson